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| Photo courtesy of Mitch Dela Cruz Tagbe |
The administration issued a
statement regarding the celebrities who went along with President Rodrigo Duterte’s
trip to Russia said they did not spend any public funds for their travel.
Presidential Spokesman
Salvador Panelo said on Thursday, these celebrities paid their own travel
expenses to pay visit and entertain the Filipino community in Russia as well,
saying they are “genuine and rabid fans” of the President.
“With regard to the show biz
people who are here, as far as I know, when they entertain the Filipino
community while waiting for the arrival of the President, they are not paid.
They have been doing that during the presidential campaign. They just happen to
be genuine and rabid fans of the PRRD,” Panelo said
“As far as I know these
artistas came over Moscow on their own. The government did not spend for their
fare and hotel accommodations,” he said.
Among the celebrities who
joined the official visit of the President to Russia were Cesar Montano, Philip
Salvador, and comedian Moymoy Palaboy.
This statement from Palace
came after some netizens questioned the presence of the said showbiz
personalities in the trip saying they don’t
even hold any government position.
Meanwhile, based on the information
released by Malacanang, the official delegation to Russia consists of the
following officials:
Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr
Executive
Secretary Salvador Medialdea
Finance
Secretary Carlos Dominguez III
Defense
Secretary Delfin Lorenzana
National
Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr
Interior
Secretary Eduardo Año
Agriculture Secretary William Dar
Energy
Secretary Alfonso Cusi
Trade
Secretary Ramon Lopez
Labor
Secretary Silvestre Bello III
Science
and Technology Secretary Fortunato dela Peña
Environment
Secretary Roy Cimatu
Presidential
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar
Presidential
Spokesman and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo
Philippine
Ambassador to Russia Carlos Sorreta
Source: Politiko
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